Sad, I know. Gotta make priorities, though.
another one of those “fisheye” perspectives that confuses many of our blog visitors.
(hint: pretend you’re looking through one of those peepholes in a door)
The house gets more updates than our website
Actually, that’s probably good. Providing is Really Important, and this communications medium obviously takes a back seat to that.
This weekend’s major goal: prepare the basement for the slab. We will be dry soon, and it hasn’t been cold, so it’s time for some concrete action.
The existing sand was a little low, though. Two inches too low. What does that mean? (32 feet * 33 feet * 144 inches per square foot * 2 inches extra concrete / (number of inches in a cubic yard) ) * dollars per cubic yard of concrete ~= $700.
Hmm. Shovel 6.5 yards of sand, or pay, with money not found in the budget. Ouch. I seem to have lost that money tree.
One tough weekend later: 